Here are some of my favorite finds from this evening's spelunking basement cleaning.
Mr. TDH was a boy scout. I was a girl scout. We've both been carrying the backpacks we used in scouting in the mid to late 70s around for thirty (30) years. |  |
A little metal man who hangs on a wall and holds a glass bowl that's supposed to hold...what, I have no idea. Where did I get this? No doubt a gift during my young and hip days, which means I've had it for at least 15 years. |  |
A Time Machine. Not HG Wells style, but a "clock" consisting of marbles that roll around every minute. My mother gave me this for my children. Not my actual children but my hypothetical future children, before I had actual ones. The hypothetical children would surely have loved watching the mesmerizing clockworks. The actual children, however, would take the marbles out and run them around hot wheels tracks. No Time Machine for these kids. |  |
Does everyone have crazy stuff like this in the dim recesses of their storage areas, or is it just us?
Comments (4)
I definitely don't have strange stuff dating back thirty years, but I'm sure I have a few things downstairs I'm going to be a little rueful about when I dig them up :}
Posted by Ellen | August 1, 2007 12:06 AM
Posted on August 1, 2007 00:06
I'm sure I have stuff 30 years or older, but that doesn't men I'll admit to it...oh, I just did. Hey, that guy bowl thing could be used for floating flowers, like some fresh picked blooms with no stem. I don't get flowers much anymore, because the cats think they are toys, and don't listen to me when I tell them to clean up the mess.
Posted by Perley | August 3, 2007 3:23 PM
Posted on August 3, 2007 15:23
Perley, the little guy bowl is only about two or three inches in diameter and about an inch deep; those would need to be some pretty small flowers. I suspect it was intended for a votive candle.
Posted by Mrs. TDH | August 3, 2007 3:29 PM
Posted on August 3, 2007 15:29
So, um, I think the little guy is really cool...if you haven't already recycled him, I'd love to give him a good home!
Posted by beth | August 11, 2007 8:35 PM
Posted on August 11, 2007 20:35